Bush Food Recipes
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| Macadamia tree - for fruits the nut is a world favourite |
Carpobrotus is found on the seashore, try the leaves |
Bulbine bulbosa is used for its edible tubers |
List of bush food recipes on this site using the following plants:
| Bunya nut (Araucaria bidwilli): | |
| Bunya Nut pastry | Click here |
| Bush tomatoes (Solanum spp): | |
| Bush tomato muffins | Click here |
| Bush tomato dressing | Click here |
| Davidson's Plum (Davidsonia pruriens): | |
| Davidson's Plum Chutney | Click here |
| Illawarra Plum : | |
| Illawarra plum chilli sauce | Click here |
| Lemon myrtle (Backhousia citriodora) | |
| Lemon myrtle pancakes | Click here |
| Native Mints | |
| Port fillet with native mint | Click here |
| Paperbark (Melaleuca quinquenervia) | |
| Paperbark Chicken | Click here |
| Pepperberries (Tasmannia insipida) | |
| Pepperberry Potato Cake | Click here |
| Macadamia nuts (macadamia integrifolia) | |
| Pork fillet with macadamia nuts | Click here |
| Quandong (Santalum acuminatum) | |
| Quandong Chutney | Click here |
| Wattle Seed (Acacia spp) | |
| Pork fillet with Wattleseed | Click here |
| Wattleseed Ice-cream | Click here |
| Wild limes (Eremocitrus glauca, Microcitrus spp) | |
| Quandong Chutney | Click here |


Ceratopetalum gummiferum 'Alberys Red' - NSW Christmas Bush
H: 3-4m
W: 2m
Red bracts at Christmas make this a stand out in the garden. Water and feed well while establishing and prune after flowering to maintain a bushy habit. Mulch well for summer heat.





















